The Peugeot 208 is the best-selling vehicle in Portugal in July. The Portuguese new car market edges up 3.5% year-on-year in July to 18,157 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.6% to 155,237. Peugeot (-7%) holds onto the brands top spot but drops to 8.4% share vs. 9.6% so…
The Toyota bZ4X is the most popular vehicle in Denmark in July. 14,562 new cars found a Danish buyer in July, a solid 5.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date volume is up an even more satisfying 11.8% to 115,594. BEVs hold a stunning 80.1% share this month,, hybrids 2.9%, mild hybrids…
The BYD Racco has launched in Japan. New vehicle sales in Japan are up a sturdy 6.8% in July to 417,163 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% or 68,400 units to 2,804,353. Once again local behemoth Toyota (+12%) outpaces its home market to 34.1% share vs. 32.3% so…
The Zeekr 7X ranks #10 in Australia in July. 7/08 update: Now with Top 353 All models. It's another record month for new vehicle sales in July: up 4.2% year-on-year to 108,577, which is an all time high for July, eclipsing the previous best of 104,244 reached just last year.…
Alcohol-impaired driving contributes to roughly one-third of all traffic fatalities in the United States each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Drivers aged 21–24 and 25–34 record the highest rates of alcohol impairment involvement in fatal crashes. Driving under the influence (DUI) is the criminal offense…
The Honda CR-V remains well above its archenemy the Toyota RAV4. The U.S. new light vehicle market falls slightly in July at -1.4% year-on-year to 1.38 million units according to preliminary figures by GlobalData. Sales are hampered by a relatively strong year-ago result when customers rushed to dealerships to purchase…
Subaru Outback sales are up 4-fold year-on-year in Canada in July thanks to the new generation. After a streak of 8 consecutive months of year-on-year declines was broken in June, the Canadian light vehicle market scores a second straight positive month in July, albeit with a tiny +0.5% uptick to…
The Toyota Hilux is the best-selling vehicle in Chile in July. 24,722 new light vehicles hit Chilean roads in July, a drastic -8.1% year-on-year fall. Thanks to a good first semester the YTD tally remains in positive at +3.3% to 178,296 units. Brand leader Toyota (-2.7%) manages to fall slower…
The BYD Atto 2 lodges its first Top 20 finish in Croatia, directly at #5 The Croatian new car market is up 2.6% year-on-year in July to 6,357 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 5.1% to 49,897. The Top five brands vastly outpace the market with at least double-digit…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in July. The biannual licence plate change traditionally brings the 2nd strongest volume of the year below January, with July sales in Ireland up 8.6% year-on-year to 29,040. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 5.3% to 114,222. Toyota (+1.1%) returns…
The Skoda Octavia is the best-selling model in Poland for the 2nd straight month. New car sales in Poland are up a very satisfying 11.8% year-on-year in July to 56,205 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 9.7% to 368,253. Toyota (-7.1%) continues to dominate the brands charts with 13% share…
The BMW i4 is up to a record 4th place in Finland in July. The Finnish new car market is up a splendid +11.9% year-on-year in July to 5,915 units, leading to a YTD volume up 1.5% to 42,502. Toyota (+51.4%) surges to 23.4% share, its highest since hitting 23.5%…
The BYD Seal U breaks into the Romanian Top 10 in July. 11.740 new cars hit Romanian roads in July, a dramatic -28.2% year-on-year fall, following a 51.9% surge in June. The year-to-date tally is now off -5.7% to 76,593 after dropping -15.9% in 2025. Local behemoth Dacia (-35.6%) falls…
The Xpeng G6 is up to 5th place in Norway in July. 9,609 new cars hit Norwegian roads in July, a tiny +0.5% year-on-year improvement. The YTD tally remains in negative at -2.4% to 83,012. BEV sales gain 0.9% to 9,379 and 97.6% share vs. 97.2% a year ago in…
The Czech new car market recedes -3.2% year-on-year in July to 20,147 sales, yet the YTD tally remains in frank positive at +4.5% to 149,957. Skoda (+4.9%) is the only gainer among the Top 9 brands and holds 35.9% of its home market vs. 36.7% year-to-date. Hyundai (-19.1%) and Toyota…